{"url_path":"/sec/adtn/8-k/2026-06-26/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-26","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/926282/0001193125-26-283882-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-283882","cik":"0000926282","ticker":"ADTN","issuer_name":"ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/926282/0001193125-26-283882-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000926282","primary_entity_name":"ADTRAN Holdings, Inc."},"word_count":244,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"## Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.\n\nOn June 23, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, voted unanimously to increase the size of the Board from six (6) to seven (7) directors and to elect Anne DelSanto to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the size of the Board, effective as of July 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). In connection with her election to the Board, Ms. DelSanto was appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board, effective as of the Effective Date. The Board has determined that Ms. DelSanto qualifies as an “independent director” under Nasdaq listing standards.\n\n \n\nThere are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. DelSanto and any other person pursuant to which Ms. DelSanto was selected as a director of the Company. There are no related person transactions (within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) between Ms. DelSanto and the Company. Ms. DelSanto will receive compensation for her Board service in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, which are described under the caption “2025 Director Compensation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2026, as adjusted by the Board from time to time."}